Melbourne's Tomato Festival is back in 2017

Author: Emma Breheny

3:05PM, Feb 15, 2017

Returning for another year, Melbourne's Tomato Festival is
ripe with cooking demonstrations, talks, and produce stalls
dedicated to plump produce.

Learn how to make perfectly fluffy gnocchi, expertly seasoned
passata and much more when the Melbourne Tomato Festival returns on
Sunday 19 March. Now in its third year, the festival - created by
Melbourne's Grossi family, the restaurateurs behind Grossi Florentino, Ombra and more - is a taste
of what it's like to grow, cook and preserve tomatoes the Italian
way.

Cooking demonstrations from Guy Grossi, MoVida chef Frank
Camorra, Matt Wilkinson and more are staggered throughout the day,
as are talks on do-it-yourself mozzarella, rooftop bee-keeping, and
how to keep your veggie patch vibrant. As for festival eats, Pickett's Deli & Rotisserie, Elyros, Enoteca Sileno and more will cook up
tomato-based dishes throughout the day.

Try your own hand at making passata, then bottle your own sauce
for your now masterful gnocchi, or for a pizza base - after
attending a class on making the most of a wood-fired oven. Or,
leave it to the professionals and pick up ready-made passata,
relishes and more from local producers.

If you really can't get enough of the ruby-red summer bounty,
double the intake with Sydney's own Tomato Festival, where this
year's focus is on cooking with herbs.